@MeatRocket If you rip out your OEM RAM, would you go with the HyperX Fury memory or go with another vendor? I am in the same situation. If I can't find someone to sell me the 16GB 3200 kit they ripped out of their rig, then I am going to rip mine out and put in a new 32GB kit. I just don't know if I should stick with HyperX Fury because of price, or pay a little more and go with something else that may get me better performance. I'm trying to get additional input. Your thoughts/recommendations?
The HyperX FURY RAM is considered to be "mid-tier" as it is manufactured by Kensington. Don't take that as Dell sends "bad RAM" in their systems as it is quite capable. One thing that I particularly like is the the 32GB kit (HX432C16FB3K2/32) runs at a native speed of 2400Mhz, so it doesn't have to be overclocked as much to achieve 3200 as some other RAM.
I had also considered the Patriot Viper Steel Series kit (PVS432G320C6K). It gets great reviews for speed due to faster CL timings, although its base clock is lower at 2133MHz. It's about $20 cheaper than the HyperX.
I finally settled on a Corsair kit that was 4x8GB (CMK32GX4M4B3200C16). I know I'm not going over 32GB RAM and I want to take full advantage of all of the memory channels. The only way to do that is to have all slots full with matched RAM. Its specs are much the same as the Patriot Viper Steel Series kit. This kit cost $10 more than the HyperX kit but I chose it primarily for one reason - its compatibility. Corsair actually lists it as being compatible with the R11. Moreover, it has almost 31,000 reviews with a 4.7 rating. If it's worked that well for so many different machines, I'm confident it'll do fine in mine. I paid a little extra for it so that I'd receive it today so I'll update with my findings.
In the end, I think any of these would be great as would probably some other brands/product lines. They all have a lifetime warranty which gives peace of mind. Personally, I've never had a stick "go bad" on me. They usually either don't work out of the box or die within a few days/reboots. I have seen some finicky problems caused by RAM incompatibility that can be hard to diagnose. That's why I went with the one with the compatibility track record. Just my 2 cents.
@MeatRocket I agree. I wish we didn't have to go through all of this and could have just added to what we had. Let me know (PM or however possible) if you haven't gotten rid of your 16GB OEM memory. That may still be an option for me at this point.
Thanks again for the input either way though. It helps and I appreciate your input.
I have 1 16 GB stick, but wanted 32 GB... but as it was impossible for me to order from Dell (they cancelled my R11 order twice), I bought a lower end model with 16 GB at a shop... Then to reach 32 GB, I bought a 3000 Mhz from Amazon Fury HyperX, thought it'd be compatible but it only works once, then if I turn off and restart, the Alien button gets orange and blinks... then I have to remove it and restart again... I can only use it separated from the one which came with the PC... so, just to be sure:
It's completely impossible to find a compatible stick for the memory sold by Dell unless you buy the additional one directly to Dell or you get rid of the former memory and upgrade the whole thing with the same brand/kind of memory?
The retail and Dell HyperX fury have different XMP profiles so a mixed set can't support xmp. In theory you could post with mismatched RAM and xmp disabled, but the Aurora is very picky so it would likely be on a case by case success rate. You best chance of getting it to work is one in black, other white, dimm slots, with xmp disabled. Also try disabling windows fast startup.
Welp, I must have been within the grace of the Machine God when I upgraded my RAM.
In dreams, I heard voices telling me not to mix-and-match OEM RAM sticks and consumer-market RAM sticks. So instead of buying partial sticks, I bought a consumer-market 32GB 3200MHz HyperX RAM (2x 16GB DDR4 CL16 DIMM sticks), and threw away my OEM 8GM 3200MHz HyperX RAM in the kitchen. It worked, although the BIOS upon detecting RAM change, automatically underclocked them to 2933MHz with XMP profile 1. I had to manually change BIOS setting to XMP profile 2 for them to run at 3200MHz.
It has been working well since. So, OP, you are completely correct. Dell is using a proprietary form of HyperX-branded RAMs.
I tried calling, emailing, and chatting with dell to order the same ram chip they sold me. After getting the runaround, and transferred to departments that didn't help. They said they don't sell it. See the product description below and notice where it says additional memory sold separately. Lies.
370-AGGD : 16GB HyperX(TM) FURY DDR4 XMP at 3400MHz; up to 64GB (additional memory sold separately)
PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION QUANTITY
0N6VG
DIMM,16GB,3400,2R,8,DR4,NU,XMP
1
After I looked up the model for upgrading accessories it yielded 2 results.
Neither are the hyperx fury. One appears to run at 2933 and the other at 3200. From what I can see, and correct me if I'm wrong because I know you will anyway, when I run CPU-Z software it shows it at 2666.
The XMP profile overclocks it to 3400. Yes? SO, then don't I need hyper x fury ram chip (or similar) normally running at 2666 with the xmp profile capability to jack it up to 3400?
Like this: But it's not exact, and they're closed due to the bogus COVID closure until Jan 5th, so I cant call them until then to confirm.
I'm unsure if the recommendation to get the corsair will work for me. I would appreciate any clarification.
I can also sell my chip, or buy someone else's, I really don't care. I just want this rig to work the best that it can without any issues. It was a Christmas present for my 12 year old and I'm not as well versed in this stuff as I used to be.
Keep your original ram. No personal experience with this but I have read of individuals having issues with bios update with other than stock ram, also for warranty and future troubleshooting (hopefully not needed) they may ask you to install original components. With that said I had purchased some 3200mhz G.Skill Ripjaw V series CL15, 2 16gb sticks for my wife's R7 (that she stealthily confiscated after I received my R11 ). Unfortunately it wouldn't work in the R7 (ran fine after install but wouldn't reboot) so of course I had to try it in my R11 and it worked great no issues whatsoever, so that may be an avenue you could consider. My R11 has 32gb 3400mhz factory ram so I ended up returning the G.skill sticks but wish I would have kept them now mainly due to the improved CL timing.
chefd27
2 Posts
0
July 24th, 2020 08:00
@MeatRocket If you rip out your OEM RAM, would you go with the HyperX Fury memory or go with another vendor? I am in the same situation. If I can't find someone to sell me the 16GB 3200 kit they ripped out of their rig, then I am going to rip mine out and put in a new 32GB kit. I just don't know if I should stick with HyperX Fury because of price, or pay a little more and go with something else that may get me better performance. I'm trying to get additional input. Your thoughts/recommendations?
Jump_Fight
18 Posts
0
July 24th, 2020 09:00
Hey, do you mind taking a look at my post? Got stuck by that problem
https://www.dell.com/community/Alienware-Desktops/R11-Desktop-becomes-noisy-after-upgrading-RAM/m-p/7655588/highlight/false#M30143
MeatRocket
1 Rookie
•
55 Posts
0
July 24th, 2020 09:00
@chefd27
The HyperX FURY RAM is considered to be "mid-tier" as it is manufactured by Kensington. Don't take that as Dell sends "bad RAM" in their systems as it is quite capable. One thing that I particularly like is the the 32GB kit (HX432C16FB3K2/32) runs at a native speed of 2400Mhz, so it doesn't have to be overclocked as much to achieve 3200 as some other RAM.
I had also considered the Patriot Viper Steel Series kit (PVS432G320C6K). It gets great reviews for speed due to faster CL timings, although its base clock is lower at 2133MHz. It's about $20 cheaper than the HyperX.
I finally settled on a Corsair kit that was 4x8GB (CMK32GX4M4B3200C16). I know I'm not going over 32GB RAM and I want to take full advantage of all of the memory channels. The only way to do that is to have all slots full with matched RAM. Its specs are much the same as the Patriot Viper Steel Series kit. This kit cost $10 more than the HyperX kit but I chose it primarily for one reason - its compatibility. Corsair actually lists it as being compatible with the R11. Moreover, it has almost 31,000 reviews with a 4.7 rating. If it's worked that well for so many different machines, I'm confident it'll do fine in mine. I paid a little extra for it so that I'd receive it today so I'll update with my findings.
In the end, I think any of these would be great as would probably some other brands/product lines. They all have a lifetime warranty which gives peace of mind. Personally, I've never had a stick "go bad" on me. They usually either don't work out of the box or die within a few days/reboots. I have seen some finicky problems caused by RAM incompatibility that can be hard to diagnose. That's why I went with the one with the compatibility track record. Just my 2 cents.
chefd27
2 Posts
0
July 25th, 2020 12:00
@MeatRocket I agree. I wish we didn't have to go through all of this and could have just added to what we had. Let me know (PM or however possible) if you haven't gotten rid of your 16GB OEM memory. That may still be an option for me at this point.
Thanks again for the input either way though. It helps and I appreciate your input.
C0v3rG1rL
14 Posts
0
September 7th, 2020 14:00
I have 1 16 GB stick, but wanted 32 GB... but as it was impossible for me to order from Dell (they cancelled my R11 order twice), I bought a lower end model with 16 GB at a shop... Then to reach 32 GB, I bought a 3000 Mhz from Amazon Fury HyperX, thought it'd be compatible but it only works once, then if I turn off and restart, the Alien button gets orange and blinks... then I have to remove it and restart again... I can only use it separated from the one which came with the PC... so, just to be sure:
It's completely impossible to find a compatible stick for the memory sold by Dell unless you buy the additional one directly to Dell or you get rid of the former memory and upgrade the whole thing with the same brand/kind of memory?
Thanks in advance,
r72019
6 Professor
•
5.3K Posts
2
September 7th, 2020 15:00
The retail and Dell HyperX fury have different XMP profiles so a mixed set can't support xmp. In theory you could post with mismatched RAM and xmp disabled, but the Aurora is very picky so it would likely be on a case by case success rate. You best chance of getting it to work is one in black, other white, dimm slots, with xmp disabled. Also try disabling windows fast startup.
Neodim
1 Message
0
November 26th, 2020 22:00
If that is still available, Let me know @MeatRocket
AuroraHasManyFans
1 Rookie
•
118 Posts
1
November 27th, 2020 19:00
Welp, I must have been within the grace of the Machine God when I upgraded my RAM.
In dreams, I heard voices telling me not to mix-and-match OEM RAM sticks and consumer-market RAM sticks. So instead of buying partial sticks, I bought a consumer-market 32GB 3200MHz HyperX RAM (2x 16GB DDR4 CL16 DIMM sticks), and threw away my OEM 8GM 3200MHz HyperX RAM in the kitchen. It worked, although the BIOS upon detecting RAM change, automatically underclocked them to 2933MHz with XMP profile 1. I had to manually change BIOS setting to XMP profile 2 for them to run at 3200MHz.
It has been working well since. So, OP, you are completely correct. Dell is using a proprietary form of HyperX-branded RAMs.
C0v3rG1rL
14 Posts
0
December 22nd, 2020 05:00
Oh, noes haha
C0v3rG1rL
14 Posts
0
December 22nd, 2020 05:00
I'm willing to buy 16 GB off you, if it's 2933 Mhz XD
QuantumH20
56 Posts
0
December 30th, 2020 17:00
I tried calling, emailing, and chatting with dell to order the same ram chip they sold me. After getting the runaround, and transferred to departments that didn't help. They said they don't sell it. See the product description below and notice where it says additional memory sold separately. Lies.
After I looked up the model for upgrading accessories it yielded 2 results.
https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/pfydresults/269152?categoryId=4325
Neither are the hyperx fury. One appears to run at 2933 and the other at 3200. From what I can see, and correct me if I'm wrong because I know you will anyway, when I run CPU-Z software it shows it at 2666.
The XMP profile overclocks it to 3400. Yes? SO, then don't I need hyper x fury ram chip (or similar) normally running at 2666 with the xmp profile capability to jack it up to 3400?
Like this: But it's not exact, and they're closed due to the bogus COVID closure until Jan 5th, so I cant call them until then to confirm.
https://www.kingston.com/dataSheets/HX434C17FB4_16.pdf
I'm unsure if the recommendation to get the corsair will work for me. I would appreciate any clarification.
I can also sell my chip, or buy someone else's, I really don't care. I just want this rig to work the best that it can without any issues. It was a Christmas present for my 12 year old and I'm not as well versed in this stuff as I used to be.
Thank you
Cdev1024
1 Message
0
December 31st, 2020 18:00
Have a set of 8gbs at 2933mhz if you are really interested ha, just switched them out, only used them for like two months!
DrkHwk
1 Rookie
•
71 Posts
0
January 3rd, 2021 09:00
Keep your original ram. No personal experience with this but I have read of individuals having issues with bios update with other than stock ram, also for warranty and future troubleshooting (hopefully not needed) they may ask you to install original components. With that said I had purchased some 3200mhz G.Skill Ripjaw V series CL15, 2 16gb sticks for my wife's R7 (that she stealthily confiscated after I received my R11 ). Unfortunately it wouldn't work in the R7 (ran fine after install but wouldn't reboot) so of course I had to try it in my R11 and it worked great no issues whatsoever, so that may be an avenue you could consider. My R11 has 32gb 3400mhz factory ram so I ended up returning the G.skill sticks but wish I would have kept them now mainly due to the improved CL timing.
BeR1 Alien
12 Posts
1
January 19th, 2021 07:00
sorry for my english, but it can help someone, with this amazon kit (x2 to get 64Go)
Crucial Ballistix BL2K16G36C16U4R 3600 MHz, DDR4, DRAM, Gamer PC Memory Kit, 32GB (16GB x2)
link on amazon fr : https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B083TRXZ9N/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I have 64Go CL16 at 3600 Mhz (for 2x 166 €)
Surely important : bios update 1.0.4 (from January 14, 2021)
(Alienware R11 2080Ti i9-10900KF)
Tripog
1 Message
0
March 3rd, 2021 16:00
0N6VG